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Cameron Crowell is a writer and reporter based in Portland. See more of his work at his blog (In)Action—inaction.substack.com.
It’s déjà vu all over again. Another sold out Moda Center, another 15+ point second half lead for the Portland Trail Blazers, and another double digit loss—114-93—to the San Antonio Spurs. The Blazers now see themselves in a 3-1 hole in the best-of-7 series, setting up a do-or-die Game 5 against the Spurs in San […]
The first playoff home game for the Portland Trailblazers since 2021 ended in disappointment as the Victor Wembanyama-less San Antonio Spurs pulled away late—120-108—putting the Blazers in a 1-2 hole in the best of seven series. In a game where the Blazers led by as many as 15 halfway through the third quarter, the Spurs’ […]
With the 8th seed in the Western Conference on the line, the Portland Trail Blazers bested their Los Angeles Clippers conference rivals for a second time in two weeks, beating them 116-97. The Blazer win brings their record to 41-40 on the season, tied with the Clippers with only one game remaining in the regular […]
What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Even the most casual cyclist has, at some point, felt […]
High Point University (12-seed) is down one with under a minute to go playing the heavily favored University of Wisconsin (5-seed). The High Point Panthers have yet to win a single game in the March Madness NCAA men’s basketball tournament since the tournament’s 1939 conception. Star guard Nick Boyd dribbles the ball up the court […]
March Madness is here. If you are a true basketball sicko you’ve probably already called out of work to watch the first two rounds of National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) tournament play, starting Thursday, March 19. If you’re not a basketball sicko and just looking for some high octane fun, play hooky and watch along. […]
Cameron Crowell
Cameron Crowell
Cameron Crowell
Cameron Crowell
The Oklahoma City Thunder came to the Moda Center Wednesday, November 5. The defending NBA champs. 8-0 start to the season. A swarming defense that is once again the best in the NBA. Last season’s MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a savant at getting his defenders to foul him, has given lesser teams fits. And a 16-game […]
Tracing sport, nostalgia, hip-hop hitting the mainstream, and the fall of Village People’s “YMCA.”
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